Energy Secretary Ed Miliband Encourages Labour to Move On After Keir Starmer Apologises to Wes Streeting for Negative Backgrounding
Senior Labour Party official Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has called for the party to leave behind internal disputes after Prime Minister Keir Starmer directly expressed regret to health minister Wes Streeting over damaging media stories coming from Number 10.
Important Updates
- Ed Miliband states the Prime Minister will fire the Downing Street staffer behind for briefing against Streeting if discovered
- Miliband rejects any leadership ambitions, saying his previous time as leader was the "best vaccine" against wanting the position again
- UK economy expanded by just 0.1 percent in the July-September period, affected by the Jaguar Land Rover hack
Background
The internal unrest started after media stories surfaced about negative briefings from the Prime Minister's allies targeting the Health Secretary. Despite initial efforts to minimize the incident, the discussion between Starmer and the health minister according to sources took a different turn.
The Prime Minister said sorry to Streeting, the media have been informed. The discussion was brief, and they did not talk about Morgan McSweeney, whom Starmer is now under pressure to remove.
The Energy Secretary's Statement
In his early morning broadcast appearances, Miliband highlighted the need for the Labour Party to concentrate on country-wide priorities rather than internal conflicts.
Look, I think the briefing has been unhelpful, certainly.
But my call to the Labour members today is quite simple, which is we need to focus on the public, not each other.
We were given a major victory last summer, a historic chance to transform our country. And we have a historic responsibility.
Economic News
In other news, official data indicated the British economy grew by just 0.1% in the third quarter, with the production industry especially hit by the recently reported Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack.
Today's Agenda
- Morning: NHS England releases its latest statistics
- Morning: The Health Secretary visits the Liverpool area
- Morning: The Chancellor speaks to the journalists
- Late morning: Number 10 holds its daily lobby briefing
- Morning: The Prime Minister highlights government plans for the UK's pioneering small modular reactor facility at Wylfa site on the island of Anglesey
